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Jim Cunningham
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(10 years, 2 months ago)
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Dr Poulter
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 ensures that commissioners must also have regard to delivering integrated health care services. I reassure my hon. Friend that the West Sussex CCG has clearly stated:
“The…CCG will continue to commission MSK related trauma from the current providers and the intention is for this to continue for the duration of this MSK…contract”.
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
23. What is the Minister doing to retain GPs as there is considerable concern in Coventry about the number who are leaving practice?
Dr Poulter
I hope that I can reassure the hon. Gentleman that there are now 1,000 more GPs in training and working in the NHS under this Government than when we came to power in 2010. We are committed to training even more GPs to ensure that we can widen access to general practice services.